BROOK CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08613419 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£86.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,116
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,751 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£86k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£35k£53k£70k£88kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.30M£1.30M
Current assets£48.7k£51.4k
Net assets£86.1k£87.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-12-11
    ➖
    NAYYAR, Jaya resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-01
    ➕
    NAYYAR, Renu appointed
    director
  8. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-10-02
    ➖
    LEONARD, Peter Glendinning resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-16
    ✏️
    certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
    change-of-name · CERT10
  14. 2023-01-16
    ✏️
    reregistration-public-to-private-company
    change-of-name · RR02
  15. 2023-01-16
    📄
    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  16. 2023-01-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2023-01-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2022-01-23
    ➖
    FERNYHOUGH, Christopher Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2020-09-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-05-01
    ➕
    NAYYAR, Renu appointed
    secretary
  25. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    NAYYAR, Jaya resigned
    secretary
  26. 2019-04-16
    ➕
    NAYYAR, Jaya appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    FERNYHOUGH, Christopher Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    LEONARD, Peter Glendinning appointed
    director
  29. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    HOFMANN, Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    NAYYAR, Jaya appointed
    director
  31. 2013-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROOK CAPITAL LTD
  32. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    HOFMANN, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Renu Nayyar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares21/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Jaya Nayyarceased 21/09/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Room 20 The Chainworks Unit 15 The Arches
Arches Trading Estate, Spon End
Coventry
CV1 3JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

NAYYAR, Renu→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYYAR, Renu→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYYAR, Jaya→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
FERNYHOUGH, Christopher Alan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-09 · resigned 2022-01-23
Resigned
HOFMANN, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
LEONARD, Peter Glendinning→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-09 · resigned 2023-10-02
Resigned
NAYYAR, Jaya→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2023-01-16
reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2023-01-16
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2023-01-16